Womala Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Womala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Womala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Womala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Womala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Womala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Womala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Womala live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 274,924. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 70 percent reside, Mbale District, where 15 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Womalia9215/
Woumaila861/
Wamala8315,306/
Bomala83145/
Womela83109/
Womola8363/
Womali8334/
Wemala8331/
Uomala8324/
Vomala8313/
Womaly833/
Womalo831/
Womale831/
Wumala831/
Bommala773,849/
Boumala771,947/
Wamalia77350/
Bomalay77284/
Wamalah77124/
Wamalai7732/
Voimala7730/
Vommala7730/
Bomalla7729/
Wamaala779/
Waamala773/
Boomala772/
Womaleu771/
Bomalia771/
Woumela771/
Bouhmala711,245/
Boumaila711,154/
Bommalla71258/
Boumalia7134/
Bommaala7120/
Boumayla719/
Boumahla717/
Boomalla717/
Boumhala715/
Bommalaa715/
Vommalla715/
Boumalla713/
Boumalah712/
Woumaleu711/
Vuosmala711/
Uosmaila711/
Bommalai711/
Bomahala711/
Boumaïla711/
Vemala672,262/
Bamala67947/
Wamela67796/
Bomale67601/
Bomali67567/
Bomola67451/
Vamala67436/
Wamale67330/
Vomela67296/
Wamalo67124/
Womoli67106/
Wemela67104/
Bumala6766/
Wemalo6762/
Wamali6760/
Womelo6730/
Wamola6725/
Boumhalla6712/
Bomalo675/
Vumala672/
Wumali672/
Womolo671/
Vomola671/
Wumale671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Womala
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